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- DictionaryDe·ci·pher/dəˈsīfər/
verb
- 1. convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language: "keys allow people to decipher coded messages"
1. : decode sense 1a. decipher a secret message. 2. obsolete : depict. with her majesty's name deciphered in gold letters Jonathan Swift. 3. a. : to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity.
DECIPHER definition: 1. to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way: 2. to…. Learn more.
to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics.
decipher something to convert something written in code into normal language. They were able to decipher the French military codes. She quickly deciphered the whole message.
If you decipher a piece of writing or a message, you work out what it says, even though it is very difficult to read or understand.
to discover what something says or means: It's sometimes difficult to decipher his handwriting. (Definition of decipher from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. to make out the meaning of (something obscure or difficult to read or understand): I couldn't decipher his handwriting. 2. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message. 3. Obs. to depict; portray. [1520–30; Middle French déchiffrer] de•ci′pher•a•ble, adj. de•ci`pher•a•bil′i•ty, n.
Decipher definition: To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧ci‧pher /dɪˈsaɪfə $ -ər/ verb [ transitive] 1 to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand → indecipherable She studied the envelope, trying to decipher the handwriting. 2 to change a message written in a code into ordinary language so that you can read it ...
Jul 10, 2024 · decipher (third-person singular simple present deciphers, present participle deciphering, simple past and past participle deciphered) To convert a code or cipher to plain text. Synonyms: decode, decrypt, uncode (rare) Antonyms: encipher, encode, encrypt Coordinate terms: recipher, recode To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
